The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-04


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Already ordo1p have o>en Dve1
said. Is The rncnbsrs o. - ssoond Ilincis
National Guard, tnat they viii b. ~
ouired 70 b on duty for full week. OF
perhaps longer. prior 70 November IL ~
their armory. o. wherever else Their serv-
ices may b. required. The probooiiny q
THAI N, First regiment will - called
upon 10 do the same. II Il UNDERSTOOD
however. that neither Of the regiments
Win Be called from their respective
armories unless in the case %
absolute need. II q also stated on
authority that the entire block on which
the county ian and the Criminal Court
building are located will Be cordcned with
police. ana al the North Clark street build.
ings abutting on the jail will Be guarded
with police officers. and no one allowed 20
enter them until after the execution OF the
condemned men. In order 70 save the
great family Of curiosity seekers Who are
ambitious 20 see their fellow-mcn swing
into eternity, Il may be stated that the
sheriff has already decided 90 limit sne
number OF spectators 20 those that the NV
requires % Be present. and 20 very lew
representatives Of the press
The gloom which has marked the con.
demned men. with one exception. Tor
several days past still continues 20 deepen.
The exception II that Of Parsons, who
still INDUCES in his chronic hippant good
spirits and laughs and jokes with those
who call upon him. The others. however,
make no longer any attempt % conceal
their feelings or 20 blind themselves %
the fate which threatens them. Il Il
stated BY certain persons who claim q
have good reasons for what they say, that
Governor Oglesby will grant the con-
demned men brief respite. 80 that they
will not be limited 70 bare fortnight q
prepare them elves for death.
On the morning Of the day durine
which there shall b . probability Of th'
United States Supreme Courts decision
arriving in this city-probably Thursday
morning--the guard upon the condemned
will be doubled, or perhaps trebled. and
tho freedom which they have hitherto en-
joyed will be materially curtailed. AZ
one viii be allowed 20 visit them q AL
The latter prscaution will Be taken =
avoid the possibility Of any one furnish
ing the prisoners with poison Or oths
means Of suicide.
Quite sensation was caused yesterdal
among the inmates Of the woman's dc
partment OF the jail BY an odiciai reques
that they help make the shrouds and cap
to be worn at the execution Of the con
demned men, Some Of the inmates wer
willing TO do the work required and wer'
/ even anxious 70 participate in the CHA 81.
\ task. but others were strongly opposed
/ rendering any aid. and these formed .
( large 4 part Of the inmates that e ma.
be necessary to have the work done out
( side the jail. The material-white III
bleached muslin-has already bee
purchased Each shroud will
shaped like Z bag, only with holes Q
both ends and gathered close 1t the toI
The hoods win Be half yard in widt
and about the same :, length. gathere
together 1t the top. which will be abo'
ten inches across The material Is c.
into the necessary shape, and lacks notl
ing but the stitches that were asked q
day Of the motley crowd Of women NAL
factors confined in the same prison vii
the seven differentiated Anarchists